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96 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811234542
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Description
For the first time in English, Osamu Dazai’s hilariously comic and deeply moving prequel to No Longer Human The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanitarium where Yozo Oba — the narrator of No Longer Human— is convalescing after a failed s...
Community Reviews Summary of 853 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
funny 57%
emotional 33%
sad 27%
lighthearted 20%
hopeful 10%
challenging 9%
tense 7%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 38% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
Suicide attempt, Suicide, DeathModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Sexism96 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811234542
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Description
For the first time in English, Osamu Dazai’s hilariously comic and deeply moving prequel to No Longer Human The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanitarium where Yozo Oba — the narrator of No Longer Human— is convalescing after a failed s...
Community Reviews Summary of 853 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
funny 57%
emotional 33%
sad 27%
lighthearted 20%
hopeful 10%
challenging 9%
tense 7%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
adventurous 1%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 38% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide attempt, Suicide, DeathModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Sexism